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on March 17. Whitehead records it as seen on December 

 13 and 14, while one was sent in to him on December 23. 



145. Pnn-NicopTERus roseus Palh Flamingo. 



An occasional straggler. It was accurately described to 

 Whitehead by many natives; Giglioli records one killed 

 at Porto Yecchio in March 1877, and Parrot obtained a 

 male in full plumage from the Campo de FOro on April 3, 

 1910. 



146. Anser fabalis (Lath.), Bean-Goose. 

 Whitehead saw a flock of wild Grey Geese (sp. ?) on both 



visits to the east coast; none, however, stayed after the 

 beginning of March and no specimens were obtained. Jesse 

 describes the Beau-Goose as a not very plentiful winter 

 visitor ; he records it in the flesh, shot near Lake Biguglia, 

 and Giglioli also mentions it as a winter visitor. 



147. Tadorna tadorna (L,). Sheld-dack. 



Giglioli says that this species has been described to him as 

 of frequent occurrence at Bonifacio, but adds that he has 

 not seen it himself. 



148. Anas platyrhyncha (L.). \_A.boschas n.xxct.'] Wild 

 Duck. 



Resident in the marshes, and also a winter visitor. 

 Wharton and Whitehead both state that it breeds in Corsica; 

 the latter adds that young were first out on April 27. The 

 absence of Ducks in summer from many of the lagoons on 

 the east side which seem well adapted to them is, however, 

 very noticeable. 



149. Anas strepera L. Gadwall. 



Winter visitor to the lagoons. Whitehead shot one on 

 February 11, but found the bird diffieult to distinguish 

 among the swarms of birds on the lagoons in winter; Jesse 

 also shot one at Lake Biguglia, and Parrot obtained a drake 

 from the Ajaccio market on February 17. Probably not 

 uncommon. 



